My RB Charmin had epilepsy; it began after the birth of her only litter of pups. (She had 2.) She was a peke-a-poo and she was put on phenolbarbitol at one year of age. She lived to 18 1/2 and the phenolbarbitol gave her no problems whatsoever and no side effects. It started working for her almost immediately but she did have one grand mal. I stroked her and softly called her name and that brought her out of it. As I said, she lived to a ripe old age and finally died of a heart attack. I'm sorry that you're experiencing this; it's kinda scary when it first happens but I myself had seizures as a child, so I could relate perfectly to what Charmin was going through. Take heart; I hope the meds start working right away and that you have Cody w/you for a long time. Don't be scared. Keep the faythe. (Glad I ventured over into the dog section for a change. )